Tyrone Nesby had 28 points and nine rebounds and Lamar Odom
added 22, 11, seven assists and seven blocks as the Clippers
hung on for a 103-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors on
Wednesday.

The Clippers won despite the absence of Ford, who missed the
game with back spasms. Ford was replaced by assistant Jim Todd,
who last coached a game at Salem State in 1996.

Los Angeles has won three of five games after a season-high
nine-game skid, including a thrilling come-from-behind 92-91
victory over the Warriors on Friday.

The Clippers are the third-worst team in the Western Conference
and moved one game ahead of the Warriors in the battle to avoid
the Pacific Division cellar.

Jason Williams scored a career-high 28 points as the Sacramento
Kings returned to early season form, snapping a season-high
three-game losing streak with an impressive 108-95 rout of the
Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

Williams' effort helped the Kings overcome the absence of
leading scorer and rebounder Chris Webber, who sat out his
second straight game with a strained neck. His status for
tonight is unknown.

Since starting the season 9-1, the Kings went 4-8 over their
next 12 to fall within six games of the first-place Los Angeles
Lakers in the Pacific Division.

Los Angeles went 2-1 against Sacramento last season, winning the
latter two games.